Clinical Social Work Chief III

We encourage applications from everyone!

The application filing period will begin on December 19 2025 at 8:00 A.M. (PST) - continuous.

We will keep accepting applications until the position is filled. The application window may close unexpectedly once we have enough qualified candidates.

NO OUT-OF-CLASS EXPERIENCE OR WITHHOLDS ARE ALLOWED FOR THIS EXAMINATION.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MUST BE FULLY MET AT THE TIME OF FILING AND CLEARLY INDICATED ON THE APPLICATION.

EXAM NUMBER
Y9022E

• Plans organizes and directs the clinical and/or psychiatric social work services.
• Evaluates existing and future clinical and/or psychiatric social work service needs in order to establish goals objectives and standards for the provision of clinical and/or psychiatric social work services.
• Delegates to first level supervisors the responsibility for implementing and evaluating the effectiveness of the programs policies and procedures pertaining to the delivery of social work services to patients and their families as well as those pertaining to the licensure and certification of professional social work staff.
• Develops policies and procedures pertaining to the delivery of clinical and/or psychiatric social work services to patients and their families as well as those pertaining to the licensure and certification of professional social work staff.
• Participates with hospital administration medical administration and professional staff of other disciplines in the formulation of programs policies and procedures to integrate and coordinate services.
• Conducts periodic quality assurance meetings with subordinate staff to establish document and review quality improvement tends and to implement plans for improvement.
• Evaluates the performance of subordinate supervisors and reviews all performance evaluations completed by subordinate supervisors.
• Interviews selects or approves final appointments of applicants for all clinical and/or psychiatric social work service positions.
• Provides advice to subordinate supervisors and makes final determinations to resolve employee utilization issues grievances and disciplinary actions.
• Oversees and directs the development of employee orientation and in-service training and student affiliate programs.
• Interprets social work policies programs and procedures to other disciplines departments and agencies organizations and the public.
• Serves as a technical resource person to community organizations agencies and allied health personnel concerning clinical and/or psychiatric social work services and represents the hospital in community meetings concerned with health care services.
• Reviews preliminary budget information prepared by supervisory staff and determines budgetary requirements for personnel equipment and supplies for clinical and/or psychiatric social work services.
• Compiles the annual budget with justifications for review by the appropriate authority in hospital administration.
• Directs the maintenance of records and the preparation of reports to ensure quality and accountability in the social work services provided.

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
A Masters Degree in Social Work from a graduate school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education followed by nine (9) years of professional medical or psychiatric social work experience in a recognized social service agency clinic hospital or public health agency. Five (5) years of the experience must have been in a supervisory consultative or administrative capacity at the level of the County of Los Angeles classifications of Clinical Social Work Supervisor ll* or Mental Health Clinical Supervisor**.

LICENSE:
A valid and active license as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

All required licenses and certifications must be active and unrestricted or your application will not be accepted.

In order to receive credit for the required degree and license you must include a legible copy of your official diploma official transcripts or official letter from the accredited institution which shows the area of specialization and a legible copy of the official license at the time of filing or within 7 calendar days from the date of filing an application. Please submit documentation to Christina Tadeo at and indicate your name the exam name and the exam number. Applicants must include a legible/clear copy of the official diploma official transcript or letter/certificate from an accredited institution AND their valid and active license within seven (7) calendar days of submitting their application. These documents must be submitted to Christina Tadeo at . The degree verification should show the date the degree was conferred and be in English; if it is in a foreign language it must be translated and evaluated for equivalency to U.S. standards. For more information on our standards for educational documents please visit: and also note we do not accept password-protected documents. Ensure documents are unlocked before attaching to the application or sending a copy analyst.

*Experience at the level of Clinical Social Work Supervisor II in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: supervising the work of professional social work and support staff providing clinical social work services to patients and their families in a small County hospital a unit of a large County hospital a large ambulatory care center or the Childrens Medical Services program.

**Experience at the level of Mental Health Clinical Supervisor in the County of Los Angeles is defined as: supervising and coordinating multidisciplinary and ancillary support staff in the provision of mental health services to clients.

EXAMINATION CONTENT:
This examination will consist of an evaluation of experience based upon application information weighted 100%.

Desirable Qualifications:
Additional credit will be awarded to applicants that possess the following desirable qualification(s):

• Additional experience in excess of the Selection Requirements.

Applicants who passed the examination are placed on a register in the order of their score group for a period of twelve (12) months. Applications will be processed as they are received and added to the register accordingly. We will use this register to fill vacancies in the Department as they occur

NO PERSON MAY COMPETE IN THIS EXAMINATION MORE THAN ONCE EVERY TWELVE (12) MONTHS.

AVAILABLE SHIFT: Any

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

We only accept applications filed online. Applications submitted by U.S. mail fax or in person are not accepted. Apply online by clicking on the Apply green button at the top right of this posting. This website can also be used to get application status updates. Please fill out the application completely. Provide relevant job experience including employers name and address job title beginning and ending dates number of hours worked per week and description of work performed. We may verify information included in the application at any point during the examination and hiring process including after an appointment has been made. Falsification of information could result in refusal of application or rescission of appointment. Copying verbiage from the Requirements or class specification as work experience will not be sufficient to demonstrate meeting the requirements. Doing so may result in an incomplete application and may lead to disqualification.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN)

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FOCUS ON ANTI-RACISM DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (ARDI)

The County of Los Angeles affirms that every individual is equal and entitled to the rights provided by the U.S. Constitution. We focus on promoting ARDI efforts to reduce racial disparities. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its aims by strengthening equality diversity and inclusion throughout recruitment selection and hiring processes.

COMPUTER AND INTERNET ACCESS

For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout LA County.

USER ID E-MAIL AND PASSWORD

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DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Christina Tadeo Exam Analyst

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

Employment Information

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This document is intended to provide general information about the recruitment process of the County of Los Angeles. Applicants with questions about a specific job posting should contact the exam analyst listed on the posting.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Statement:
The County of Los Angeles is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to non-discrimination in the County workforce regardless of age (40 and over); ancestry; color; ethnicity; religious creed; protected family or medical leave status; disability; marital status; medical condition; genetic information; military and veteran status; national origin; race ; sex; gender; sexual orientation; or any other characteristic protected by State or federal law. For more information please visit: Accommodations for Applicants:
The County of Los Angeles complies with all federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application process please contact the testing accommodation coordinator listed on the job posting. Hearing impaired applicants with telephone teletype equipment may leave messages by calling the teletype phone number on the job posting. For more information on accommodations please visit: Chance:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except as otherwise permissible under applicable laws you will not be asked to provide information about conviction history unless you receive a conditional offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct and adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job and will also consider potential mitigating factors which may include but is not limited to evidence and extent of rehabilitation recency of the offense(s) and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about conviction history any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

Employment Eligibility:
Final appointment is contingent upon verification of U.S. citizenship or the right to work in the United States.

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Veterans Credit:
Pursuant to the County Charter and County policy in all open competitive examinations (i.e. examinations open to everyone) the County of Los Angeles will add a credit of 10 percent of the total credits specified for such examination to the final passing score of an honorably discharged veteran as well as the spouse of a deceased or disabled veteran who served in the Armed Forces of the United States under specific conditions.
For more information on veterans credit please visit: September 2025